Sorry to ask this SACD question, but

uberwaltz,

I might just look around for a used SACD player to make the test.

And uberwaltz, if I haven't said it before,  Thank you for taking some of your time to help me with this. I have been puzzling over it for months, but now I might have a lead. 

JD

Jim
You are more than welcome, hate to see people struggle especially when have been there too many times to count myself.

However just one more thing that may work for you.

This is actually how I run my OPPO as I really only use it for movies, I play sacd most of time on the old pioneer on my second system.

So my OPPO is connected to my tv by hdmi and set to output sacd over hdmi. Then I take a toslink digital out from the tv back to my dac where I now have sacd sound from the sacd layer on the disc.

Sounds klutzy but it works and the sq is actually pretty good although I am sure somebody will come along and poopoo the method!

Now I think you said you had success with playing sacd layer over hdmi so if your tv has a digital output you may be able to do the same as I do.

Good luck!

Actually I have to retract that last statement.

I could have sworn with that setup as described I played SACD but it seems not so my bad!
CD,BluRay audio and DVD audio yes, SACD no.

So just SACD out of OPPO over RCA analog outputs only with NO other cables plugged in at all( besides power😇).

I guess the last word on this belongs to OPPO.

DSD from SACD can be output over hdmi to any compatible hdmi device ( tv, av receiver, dac etc)

DSD from SACD can be output over RCA analog output to any compatible device, (pre amp, integrated, receiver etc), providing hdmi is set to off.

Both my Oppo 105 and 203 can be programmed to export DSD from SACD.  Not sure about earlier models